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Virginia furnace glows for a split second

The stone pyramid stands between Route 26 and Muddy Creek in Preston County, an imposing artifact from the county’s nascent industrial era. The iron furnace was built by Levi Kennet for Harrison Hagans, Brandonville’s foremost entrepreneur, merchant, and promoter. Historian Reardon S. Cuppett claimed it…

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Carl E. Feather

Carl E. Feather is a retired, award-winning print journalist and photographer who lives in Bruceton Mills, W.Va. His work has received awards from Associated Press, UPI, Thomson Newspapers, and CNHI newspapers.
He provides boutique film-to-digital transfer services, writes for Goldenseal Magazine and is the author of seven books. A film collector since high school days, he pursues documentary photography and filmmaking, as well.

Virginia furnace glows for a split second